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Seating & Safety Restraints
Introducllon
HowtheAirbags Work
Vehlcle Overvlew
WARNING: The alrbags ara a Supplemantal Rastralnt
System. providing additional protection in certain
types of colllslons only; they do not replace the need
to wear a saat belt.
Openlng & Closlng
Seatlng & Safety
Restralnts
WARNING: Occupants not properly re8tralned In
l . k daslgnated 8eatlng posltlons are crt hlgh rlsk of death
or serlous Injury In the avent of alrbag deploymant.
Seals
WARNING: Do not use a chlld restralnl on a 8eat wllh
l . k an oparatlonal alrbag In front of It. There Is a rl8k of
death or 8erlou8 Injury If the alrbag daploys.
Head Rastralnts
Soat Balts
Alrbags Inflate when sensors detectan Impactthat exceeds
deploymentthresholds. These thresholds are deslgned to
predlctthe severlty of a colllslon In tlmeforthe alrbagsto help
protectthe vehicle's occupants.
Chlld So7f•tySeats
Alrbags Inflate Instantly and wlth conslderable force,
accompanled bya loud nolse. The Inflated bag,togetherwlth
the seat belts, Ilmlts movementof occupants to reduce the rlsk
oflnjury.
Alrbag8
Locotlon ofAirbagsand
Sensors
Thefrontalrbagsare notdeslgned to Inflate as a resultof:
Rear collisions
Alrbag Sofety Information
Vehlcle rollovers
Alrbag Safety Labels
Minorfront impacts
Mlnorslde Impacts
How the Alrbags Work
Therefore, significant superficial damage can occurtothe
vehicle withoutthe airbags inflating or, conversely, a relatively
small amount of structural damage can cause airbagsto
Inflate.
Types ofAlrbags
Obstructlon of Alrbags
Front Possenger Seot
Occupant Classlficatlon
System (OCSI
Effects of Alrbag Inflation
Airbag SRSWorning Indicotor
